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Just Two Weeks Left in the Regular Season...
Keep your local food coming into the Fall and Winter by ordering the Fall and Winter Storage Boxes.
 One delivery in Nov. and one in Dec.
Fall - $75, Delivery on Wed, Nov. 13
Winter - $75, Delivery on Wed, Dec. 11
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Meet Our Producers - Stories From the Field
Furleigh Farms - Erik Furleigh and Sarah Tweeten (Clear Lake)
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Fall Fun - by Sarah Tweeten
As the fruit and vegetable season nears the end, we find ourselves enjoying this time of year at Furleigh Farms. The air gets a bit cooler, the sun dips below the horizon a little earlier and the sounds of combines harvesting their crop will soon surround us.
 We particularly enjoy the Fall season because it marks the opening of our pumpkin patch. We love having families of all ages come out to the patch to pick out the “perfect” pumpkin. With the crop of pumpkins we have this year, that can be tough to do as there as so many options! The customers love the variety of pumpkins we have including your standard jack-o-lantern pumpkins, white pumpkins, Cinderella (light green) pumpkins, the GIANT pumpkins, pie pumpkins, gourds and more! In addition to the fun of picking out a pumpkin, we also offer a variety of free, fun activities for the family including a corn maze, petting zoo, bounce house and corn pit.
During this time, we set up a sales trailer and our store is run entirely out in the field. This works great as customers can buy ready pick or pick their own produce while checking out the pumpkin patch. Besides the pumpkins, we have tomatoes, peppers and squash still growing in the garden. You have already seen our acorn squash in the box, but we look forward to providing you with more and contributing to the Fall Share Bounty Box.
We hope you have enjoyed the Bounty Box program this year. It has been a pleasure producing some of the food that has gone into it.
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In This Week's Box
Carrots
Yellow Potatoes
Leeks
Green Bell Pepper
Butternut Squash
Garlic
Loose Leaf Lettuce
Spinach
Radish
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Preservation Tip of the Week
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Get Involved!
Check out the Clear Lake Farmers Market Vendors and many more at:
the 15th Annual Clear Lake
Harvest Festival
Sat. October 5th from 12-5 pm
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Butternut Squash Lentil Soup
3 garlic cloves
3 carrots
3 large leeks &/or 1 lg yellow onion
1 med. butternut (4-5c. diced)
1 bunch Tuscan kale or Swiss chard (or sub in spinach but don't cook as long)
2 T olive oil
1 t.n kosher salt
8 c. veg. stock (or combo w/ water)
1 1/2 c. brown or green lentils
1 t. dried thyme
1 t. dried oregano
Fresh ground pepper
1 T lemon juice (optional)
For Directions go to ACoupleCooks.com
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Butternut Squash Waffles
1/4 of a roasted butternut squash
or sub in pie pumpkin!
3T milk or buttermilk
1T butter, melted
Healthy sprinkle of cinnamon
Dash of vanilla extract
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2 cups flour
2T baking powder
2T sugar
Pinch of salt
2 cups of milk
1 egg
For Directions go to
17Aprart.com
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p.s. All past newsletters are available at www.northiowafresh.net
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